Rivera will no doubt go down in history as the greatest closer of all time. His 651 saves are the most ever—50 ahead of Trevor Hoffman in second place. Fifty-eight of those saves have come against the Red Sox (the third-most against any other MLB team).

Rivera left one final message in the Red Sox bullpen (via ESPN's Buster Olney):

Sox fans know Mariano Rivera is always a threat, but for one night, even they are able to fully appreciate the greatness of the Yankees closer.